桂

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Pronunciation

Peng'im: gui3
POJ: kuì
Variety: chaozhou

Meanings and usage

noun: osmanthus, cassia; cinnamon
桂

The character has several distinct senses (osmanthus tree, cassia/cinnamon, laurel, a surname, a Guilin-related place element) all sharing the bare reading gui3; the general aromatic-tree sense was picked as most notable.

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